Courageous Healing, Inc.

09/17/2025

Exciting news....

The team at Courageous Healing, Inc. is so excited to be able to offer this amazing opportunity for couples. Whether your relationship is struggling, needing work, or stable and you are looking for opportunities to grow and reconnect, this retreat may be for you!

Space is extremely limited. We will only have slots for 6 couples for this first retreat.

This 3-day marriage weekend is designed to intentionally help couples strengthen, restore, and awaken their marriages—no matter the season they’re in. In addition to engaging in interactive activities and enjoying plenty of laughter with other couples, participants will be supported as they work through some of the more challenging parts of their relationship. Guided discussions will open space to consider how past traumas may be influencing current patterns, and couples will receive practical tips for more equally sharing roles and responsibilities within their partnership. The beautiful estate setting—just 30 minutes from downtown Fort Wayne—offers the perfect balance of retreat and renewal, giving couples time to rest, reflect, and focus fully on one another. You’ll leave with meaningful memories, a deeper sense of connection, and tools that will continue to strengthen your marriage long after the weekend ends. The application is now open to apply.

Link to apply:

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09/16/2025

This year’s theme — “Collective Heritage: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future” — reminds us that culture is not just history, it is healing.

At Courageous Healing, we affirm that Hispanic/Latinx culture holds wisdom, strength, and resilience that deeply shape the mental health and well-being of the community. From storytelling and music, to food, faith, language, and family — these cultural practices are more than traditions. They are lifelines. They are anchors. They are reminders that healing does not happen in isolation, but in connection.

This month, and every month, we honor the past, we uplift the present, and we commit to a future where Hispanic/Latinx voices, contributions, and cultures are protected and celebrated.

To our Hispanic/Latinx brothers, sisters, and siblings: your stories matter. Your wellness matters. Your healing matters.



El tema de este año — “Herencia Colectiva: Honrando el Pasado, Inspirando el Futuro” — nos recuerda que la cultura no es solo historia, es sanación.

En Courageous Healing, afirmamos que la cultura Hispana/Latina guarda sabiduría, fortaleza y resiliencia que moldean profundamente la salud mental y el bienestar de la comunidad. Desde la narración de historias y la música, hasta la comida, la fe, el idioma y la familia — estas prácticas culturales son más que tradiciones. Son líneas de vida. Son anclas. Son recordatorios de que la sanación no ocurre en aislamiento, sino en conexión.

Este mes, y cada mes, honramos el pasado, elevamos el presente y nos comprometemos con un futuro en el que las voces, contribuciones y culturas Hispanas/Latinas sean protegidas y celebradas.

A nuestros hermanos, hermanas y hermanes Hispanos/Latinos: sus historias importan. Su bienestar importa. Su sanación importa.

08/21/2025

Our team at Courageous Healing, Inc. is so grateful for our partnership with the Indianapolis Colts. We love being able to collaborate and support each other in .

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Indianapolis Colts are teaming up with a Fort Wayne-based nonprofit to tackle a new opponent: the stigma surrounding mental health. Courageous Healing, founded by Aaro…

08/20/2025

Being able to watch meaningful change unfold in the lives of our clients is one of the greatest highlights of our work.

Our team is extremely excited to launch a new program thanks to a $1 Million grant from the Department of Mental Health & Addictions, by way of Black Onyx Management. This grant will be solely designated to implementing a Mobile Crisis Response Team.

Check out the link below to learn more.

Aaron Lane said he founded Courageous Healing with his wife, Janell, 11 years ago after seeing a lack of mental health resources in southeast Fort Wayne.

08/19/2025

To learn more about how the $1 Million Grant we just recieved will be used to serve our community watch this WANE 15 interview with Co-founder, Janell Lane, LMHC. Thanks to Black Onyx Management.

The MCAP grantees are from Lake, Porter, St. Joseph, Allen, and Vanderburgh counties.

08/18/2025

$1 Million Grant to Expand Crisis Response in Allen County

Courageous Healing, Inc. has been awarded a $1 million Mobile Crisis Accelerator Program (MCAP) grant to launch Allen County’s first Department of Mental Health & Addictions (DMHA) - Certified 24/7 Mobile Crisis Unit, powered by Black Onyx Management.

As a part of this grant, we are adding a team of trained peer support specialists who will respond in real-time to mental health and addiction crises — meeting residents where they are: at home, at work, in schools, or in public spaces. This team will work alongside our licensed clinicians.

Instead of defaulting to emergency rooms or law enforcement, Allen County residents in crisis will soon have another option. Calls coming through 988, 911, and community partners will be directed to Courageous Healing’s culturally centered, trauma-informed crisis team.

“Our goal is to reduce unnecessary ER visits and law enforcement involvement, while connecting people to the care they truly need,” said Co-Founder Janell Lane. "It's really about how we as a community want to treat people who are in crisis with care."

What this means for Allen County:

- Immediate, on-site crisis de-escalation and assessment

- Warm handoffs to mental health, housing, and community resources

- Culturally responsive, trauma-informed care

- A focus on neighborhoods most impacted by violence, poverty, and limited access to services.

Courageous Healing joins four other Indiana organizations funded by MCAP to redefine how Hoosiers experience crisis care. Our team will begin building the program immediately, with a full launch planned by June 2026.

Learn more at - www.mcapindiana.com/.

08/17/2025

Exciting News!!!

Courageous Healing, Inc. is in the finals for the Reader's Choice Contest! We are among the top Minority Owned Businesses under the Professional Services Section.

Vote for us daily from now through August 24th!

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07/31/2025

You check on everyone else. When’s the last time you checked on you?

Sometimes we’re holding on by a thread, but we keep smiling through. Sometimes, we don’t even realize we’re struggling — until we stop long enough to notice.

Mental health screenings are private, quick, and judgment-free ways to check in and find out what’s really going on? That’s power.

Take a FREE mental health screening today at https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/

It takes just a few minutes, and it could be the first step to feeling like yourself again. Do it for you. Or for someone you love.

07/31/2025

As we close out BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re holding deep gratitude for those who make the work of healing more accessible and equitable in our community.

We’re honored to share that Courageous Healing, Inc. has received a $10,000 grant to support our Bridge to Hope Scholarship Program in Allen County — expanding access to culturally responsive mental health care for those who need it most.

To the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation — thank you for believing in the power of healing, and in the strength and worth of Black, Brown, and marginalized communities.

This gift helps us turn awareness into action — and action into real, lasting impact.

This program is partially supported by a grant from the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation.

07/23/2025

Courageous Healing, Inc. would like to publicly acknowledge the generosity of The Lutheran Foundation.

We are filled with gratitude for their support in the form of a grant that enables us to continue to carry out our mission of re-presenting healing in the Greater Fort Wayne community.

07/22/2025

Your voice is powerful. Even in the face of systems that try to silence or sanitize our pain, we speak.

We speak up for better care, more access, and for the freedom to show up fully in our Black and Brown skin — and be well.

Advocacy is about people.

It’s choosing to say: “We’re worthy of healing. We’re worthy of joy.”

Support a local BIPOC therapist. Tell your story — even just to one other person. Create and hold space in your workplace, school, or faith space.

Tag a healer, advocate, or community org that inspires you. Let’s amplify each other and make some noise that penetrates systems.

Healing is personal. But it’s also a matter of social justice.

11/05/2024

Late night announcement....

Therapist Night Live Bogo Offer

This is a limited offer - in honor of election day. Must purchase tickets after 7AM on November 5th while bogo tickets last.

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Therapist Night Live